The JCPC is the Privy Council’s Judicial Committee, the top appeal court for Commonwealth realms and Crown dependencies. Jamaica has petitioned them for reparations via this route—king remains Jamaica’s head of state.
Jamaica’s government has filed a petition asking King Charles to refer three questions about transatlantic slavery to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, seeking clarity on legality, criminality, and potential redress. The move is part of a broader reparations push that includes artefact repatriation talks with the British Museum. The UK has previously rejected reparations demands.